Ángel Di Maria
Angel Fabian Di Maria Hernandez (born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer. He plays for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Argentina national team. He can play as either a winger or attacking midfielder.[1]
![]() Di Maria with PSG in 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Angel Fabian Di Maria Hernandez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 February 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Winger Attacking Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992-2005 | Rosario Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005-2007 | Rosario Central | 35 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007-2010 | Benfica | 76 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010-2014 | Real Madrid | 124 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014-2015 | Manchester United | 27 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015- | Paris Saint-Germain | 87 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Argentina U20 | 13 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Argentina U23 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008- | Argentina | 93 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2018 |
Career
After beginning his career with Rosario Central, Di María moved to Europe in 2007 to play for Benfica of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. He made a €25 million move to Real Madrid three years later, in 2010. After winning the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid in 2014, he signed for Manchester United in summer 2014 for a national record £59.7 million. In summer 2015, he signed a 4 year contract with Paris Saint-Germain for €63 million.[2]
A full international for Argentina since 2008, Di María has earned over 50 caps for his country. He scored the goal that gave Argentina first place at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and has also represented them at two World Cups and the 2011 Copa América, 2015 Copa América, and the 2016 Copa América Centenario.
References
- "Ángel Di María Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- "Ligue1.com - Player profile Angel DI MARIA (Paris Saint-Germain)". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2019-12-14.